High Blood Pressure Warning
Given On New Program Eve
High blood pressure is the
leading cause of heart disease,
stroke and kidney disease. The
National High Blood Pressure
Education Program has desig
nated the month of May as a
time to intensify efforts to
AYCOCK
Local Man Joins
Henderson Force
Hector Wayne Aycock, a
former Norlina auxiliary offic
er, has been hired by the
Henderson Police Department
as a patrolman Aycock, who
served for two years as an
officer in Warren County,
attended a four-week course at
Vance-Granville Community
College before his first day on
the beat Monday.
He admits that one of his
lifetime dreams has been to
become a fulltime police officer.
Mayor Bill Perry said that
Wayne is the eighth auxiliary
officer from Norlina to accept a
fulltime position as a law
enforcement officer in North
Carolina.
Aycock is a 1974 graduate of
Norlina High School and is a
member of the Norlina
Volunteer Fire Department. He
attends the Norlina United
Methodist Church. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hector
Aycock of Norlina, formerly of
the Afton Community.
inform the public of the dangers
of high blood pressure. An
informed public can take a few
aimple steps of detection and
treatment which will signifi
cantly reduce the effects of this
condition.
Dr. Donald Ware, medical
officer for the program,
•tresses the need for an
education campaign. "Unfor
tunately most Americans don't
realize how serious untreated
high blood pressure can be. Far
too many people who know
they have high blood pressure
ignore it because they may feel
fine. Since the disease usually
has no symptoms, they tend to
disregard their doctor's advice.
This is a tragedy because
medication exists to control this
disease and add as many as 16
years of productive life to a
person who detects his high
blood pressure early and treats
it regularly."
During May radio and
telvision stations and newspa
pers will cooperate in spreading
information on this health
danger. Graham W. Ward,
Coordinator of the National
Program says, "We'll consider
High Blood Pressure Month a
success if we can reach the 16
million Americans who have
high blood pressure and either
don't know it or aren't doing
anything to treat it. We want to
convince them of the danger of
this disease and the extreme
importance of early detection
and treatment."
The Warren County Heahi
Department will participate is
the "May is national High Blood
Pressure Month" by encourag
ing all residents of Warren
County to have regulir blood
pressure checks. Early detec
tion and treatment of high
blood pressure can significantly
reduce the chances of heart
disease, stroke and other killing
and disabling conditions.
The health department offers
free blood pressure checks each
Tuesday from 8:30-4:30. "Every
adult should have a blood
pressure check at least once a
year," says Mrs. Doris Dryden,
head nurse at the Department.
She adds that a blood pressure
check takes only a few minutes
but can be of vital importance
to future health.
A person detected by the
Department clinic as having
high blood pressure is informed
of the meaning of the condition
and referred to their personal
physician for treatment. With
proper treatment the effects of
high blood pressure can be
effectively reduced.
"We hope that by the end of
May our education program
will reduce the number of
undetected and untreated cases
of high blood pressure in the
county," says Dennis Retzlaff,
Health Department educator.
He adds that there are
numerous ways that organiza
tions can be involved in this
effort and invites interested
parties to contact the Depart
ment.
Dependency Proof Is
No Longer Required
A widower or a husband can
get monthly benefits on his
wife's social security record
without proving dependence on
her under a recent decision by
the United States Supreme
Court.
Previously a man had to
prove he was dependent on his
wife to get benefits on her
record if she retired, became
disabled, or died after working
long enough in jebs covered by
'"WJdaPWwrity. A woman did
not have to prove she was
dependent on her husband to
get benefits on his record.
Starting with payments for
March, 1977, neither men nor
women have to prove depend
ency. Husband and wives can
get reduced social security
payments starting at 62 or full
payments starting at 65.
Widowers and widows can
get payments starting at 60 —
or starting at 50 if they're
disabled.
Men who think they may be
eligible under the court ruling
can get information about
applying for benefits by calling
or writing any social security
office, according to John
Peraza, Social Security Branch
Manager in Henderson.
"Social Security payments
may be affected by earnings,"
Mr. Peraza noted. "You can
earn as much as $3,000, social
security payments are reduced
by $1 for each $2 earned.
"That means that if your full
social security benefit is $225 a
month, you could earn over
$8,000 for the year before your
social security payment would
be reduced to zero," he said.
"But no matter how much
you earn for the year," he said,
"you can get your full social
security payment for any
month you neither earn over
$250 nor do substantial work in
your own business."
A man already getting social
security benefits may also be
eligible for payments on his
wife's record under the court
ruling, according to Mr. Peraza.
"But he can only be paid an
amount equal to the higher
benefit — not both benefits," he
said.
The Henderson Social Secur
ity Office is at 425 South
Chestnut Street. The phone
number for Warren County
residents is 257-2426. The social
security administration is an
agency of the U. S. Department
of Health, Education, and
Welfare.
Children Need Outdoor
Learning Experiences
Young children can learn a
great deal and be a help with
yard and garden chores while
outdoors with their parents.
Situations that evolve natur
ally are often hard to recognize
as important developmental
skills, says extension special
ists at North Carolina State
University.
However simple a task may
seem, if a child finds
satisfaction and pride in doing
it himself, it is of particular
significance.
Children can collect leaves,
acorns, rocks and other things
in a bag or box and then can
sort them out according to
which ones go together. They
can then describe the colors and
weight and size of the things
when parents have a few
minutes to listen.
They can take leaves and
pick up sticks and put them in a
wagon or large bag and can
help pull weeds from around
flowers or vegetables if
someone will help them know
which are which.
They can help water plants
and grass and can help wash
the car. With a little help they
can learn how to turn on the
faucet and how to turn the hose
nozzle so it mists or makes a
heavy stream of water.
In the garden they can help
shell beans or peas and pick
vegetables. It won't take them
long to learn which are ripe and
which are not yet ready to eat.
They can recognize animals
and insects and need to know
that some are friendly and
some are not. Then they can
discuss with parents about how
some have long tails or a Urge
number of legs and can draw
pictures of things they have
seen while outside.
Developing a child's senses
requires practice and every
experience children can have
will increase their awareness of
things around them. The more
varied his experiences, the
more at ease the child will be in
new situations, sueh as
pre-echool or kindergarten.
Members Of John Graham High School Pre-War Football Team
Due to the courtesy of Eugene T. Odom, operator of Odom's Motor Service,
The Warren Record is able to reproduce a picture of the 1940-41 football team
at John Graham High School at Warren ton. Pictured, left to right, are: first
row—Charles Peete, Wayland Modlin, Melvin Shearin, Fitzhugh Read, Jr.,
Odell Harmon, Billy Lou King, Edgerton Rideout, Palmer King; second
row—Coach Thell Overman, Eugene Odom, Jr., Victor Bell, Julian Cline,
Tommy Harris, Van K. Davis, Simon Terrell, Rodger Hunt, friend of team,
Fitzhugh T. Read; third row—Edmond Neal, Jimmy Fowler, Bill Davis, Bill
Read, Tony Harris, Bill Kidd, Willard Harris, Gordon Poindexter, Jr., Lewis
Rooker.